Container for phonographic needles



Jan. 15, 1924. 1,481,082

s., BENNIS CONTAINER FOR PHONOGRAPHIC NEEDLES Filed May 5, 1923 TTORNE Y Patented Jam-15,1924.

UNITED STATES STEPHEN BENNIS, OF EAST WILLISTON, NEW YORK.

CONTAINER FOR PHONOGRAP HIC NEEDLES.

Application filed at, 3,

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, STEPHEN BENNIS, a citizen of the United States, residing at East \Villiston, in the county of Nassau and State of NewYork. and whose post-office address is 386 l/Villis Avenue, Mineola, Long Island, New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Containers for Phonographic Needles, of which the following is a specification. I

This application is a continuation in part of my applicationSerial No. 572,736, filed July 3, 1922.

'This invention relates to a novelty container for styli and phonographic record cleaner.

The object of the invention is a novel and useful container for styli or phonographic needles having attached thereto and structurally incorporated therewith a cleaning and polishing element for the grooves an surfaces of phonographic records. A further object is a needle container of the compact character desired for keeping in the restricted spaces of reproducing machines and particularly one which maybe readily gripped by the fingers and manipulated bodily as a cleaner for the phonographic records. A still further object is a device of this character which is of simple construction and which may be manufac tured and readily assembled on an economical basis.

For a better understanding of the invention together with the novel features above indicated and others which will hereinafter appear, reference may be had to the accompanying drawings wherein:

lig. 1- is a perspectivewiew of" my device an Fig. 2 is a sectional view thereof with the cover ofi. I

Referring to the drawings, my improved novelty comprises generally a container for styli or phonographic needles to the bottom of which is attached a record cleaner 2 of suitable character such as pile fabric or plush cloth bound firmly to the carrier therefor. The container is preferably circular in form and of substantially large diameter as compared to its depth as illustrated, and the cleaning element 2 is firmly bound to the side and under surfaces of the bottom or base 3 thereof as a carrier, the latter comprising an integrally formed substantially vertical side wall 3.- Preferably 1923. Serial No. 636,412.

the container is in the form of a receptacle member 1, separate from the base of the container and having a closed bottom 8. By this construction the needles are kept entirely away from the brushing element or any part thereof. The annular side wall of the receptacle member is provided throughout its depth with suitable circular grooves or corrugations 5, the uppermost ones serving as screw threads for receiving the clo sure or lid 6 which has a d'ependin similarly grooved skirt-7 passing over an engaging the exterior thereof, and the lowermost groove receiving the annular inwardly extending member or bead 4 carried on the rim of theobase member 3, the member 4 being illustrated here in this embodiment as integrally formed with the side wall 3. The plush cloth 2 is securetLin place by having its free edge 2 caught between the inwardly extending member 4 and the correspondlng groove on the side of the receptacle member. In the particular embodiment illustrated the container side wall is illustrated as stoppingifihort of the bottom or base 3, but it is obvious that this may be extended to bring the closed bottom 8 to a point adjacent the bottom if desired. The preferred embodiment thus illustrated contains four separate and distinct elements I structurally joined and cooperating to form the unitary novelty of my invention, these four elements consisting of the plush cleaning element 2, the base 3, the receptacle member with its grooved wall and bottom 8, and the lid 6, the latter three being preferably of a suitable metal which may be easily formed into the desired shape and form.

The operator merely grips the u per end of the container with his fingers fbr usin the base thereof as a cleaning element and in order to remove or put the needles within the container, it is onl necessary to unscrew and replace the 11d 6, the latter being illustrated as removed in Fig. 2. The compact character of the device as a whole and the comparatively large dimensions of the supporting and cleanin base, render it particularly useful and desirable for reproducing machines, and it is of such simple construction and assembly that it may be produced at minimum cost.

I claim:

1. A' device of the character set forth comprising a cylindrical receptacle element having aclosed bottom and a. circumferen tial groove around the exterior thereof, a hollow circular shaped base having a central opening in its top and fitting over said bottom, and provided with an internal bead fitting into said groove, and a soft fabric covering on said base extending between said bead and groove to hold it in place,

said base being spaced from said bottom.

2. A device of the character set forth comprising a cupped receptacle element having a closed bottom and a hollow circu-- lar shaped base member of larger diameter than the receptacle and having a substantially flat bottom, said base having a central opening in'its top and a soft fabric covering the under side thereof with its free edge extending into said hollow base, and said base fitting over the said closed bottom of the receptacle element and the latter projecting downwardly into said opening and being tightly engaged by the pesaid head, said base having a soft fabric covering the under and side surfaces thereof and extending into the space between the "outer surface of the receptacle and the inthan the receptacle element, said base having a substantially flat bottom and carrying an annular inwardly extending holding member about the rim thereof, said receptacle element projecting Within the base member and engaging the inwardly extending holding member for retaining the same in operative relation therewith and a soft fabric covering the under side of the base and extending into the space "between the outer surface of the receptacle element and the inner surface of the base.

5. A cupped receptacle having solidrwalls' and bottom, a base member having a central opening in which the receptacle is suspended, and a fabric covering the bottom and sides of the base and extending into the space between the outer surface of the receptacle and the inner surface of the base.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

STEPHEN BENNIS. 

